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Down the rabbit hole we go today with the discussion of age appropriate Alice in Wonderland movies.

Sometime after (I strongly recommend

after) your class has read Alice in Wonderland it would be a great connection to show the movie in class. There are many different versions of Alice in Wonderland that have been made over the past few years.

1. Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland (1951)

This is the animated version we all remember from childhood. Click on the link to see the IMDb synopsis. I recommend this version for students from kindergarten through high school. Which age group will get the most from this version? The younger students. They will laugh with delight when they see the purple cheshire cat disappear and reappear again. I would recommend this highly for kindergarteners through fourth or fifth grade.

2. Disney's Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Tim Burton did this live action Alice in Wonderland. It deviates from the original Disney Classic however certain aspects of this version stick closer to the book. I would recommend this version for students eighth until twelfth grade. The movie is dark and it may scare younger students. I also think that older students will appreciate the all star cast that is in the movie.

3. Alice in Wonderland (1985)

This is another live action Alice in Wonderland. If you feel as though your students will have an aversion to anything Disney related, especially the older students this is a great film to

show. This movie sticks extremely close to the book. I would recommend this for students sixth grade and up.

After the class watches the movie you can make small discussion groups and have the students write similarities and differences between the book and the movie. This is a great way to ensure they will pay attention to the movie.